RENTON, Wash. — I don't know if I can speak for every member of the media on this one, but I think I can speak for most: We like Mike Macdonald. That doesn't mean we won't criticize him, or ask questions he doesn't like, but his professionalism and even-keeled demeanor have endured despite this recent free fall.

See, that was one of the ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As a rookie cornerback, Deommodore Lenoir cost the 49ers their last practice of rookie camp because he inadvertently posted video of himself on social media jamming a receiver too aggressively during a non-contact practice.

A fifth-round draft pick out of Oregon, Lenoir saw the clip actually made SportsCenter and was ...Read more

NEW YORK — The 2024 season hasn’t gone how Aaron Rodgers or the Jets would have liked it.

With seven games remaining, the Jets are 3-7 and have lost six of their last seven games.

Despite that, Rodgers says he hasn’t changed his mind about playing in 2025.

“Yes, I think so,” Rodgers said on Wednesday.

Rodgers, 40, has one year left...Read more

CHICAGO — On a busy day at Halas Hall, the Chicago Bears preceded their Wednesday afternoon practice with coach Matt Eberflus and quarterback Caleb Williams addressing Tuesday’s firing of offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and Waldron’s successor, Thomas Brown, sharing his vision for how he can hopefully provide a spark to a group that ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy required a second procedure to his right knee this week to address swelling that occurred during his physical rehab, coach Kevin O’Connell said Wednesday.

O’Connell said it’s not a setback for McCarthy, the 10th overall pick who suffered a season-ending torn meniscus during his first ...Read more

NEW YORK — This isn’t how the Jets’ season was supposed to go.

They weren’t supposed to be 3-7, clinging to worsening playoff odds in Aaron Rodgers’ return from an Achilles tear.

They weren’t supposed to be a bottom-third offense, averaging only 298.5 yards and 17.7 points per game with weapons such as Breece Hall and Garrett ...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 11 THURSDAY PICK

COMMANDERS (7-3) at EAGLES (7-2)

Line: PHI by 3 1/2.

Cote’s pick: PHI, 27-23.

TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.

Picturing a morose Jerry Jones hammering Johnnie Walker Blue while watching two other, better NFC East teams on a showcase stage before America — with the winning team able to think ...Read more

MIAMI — The 2023 Miami Dolphins put up historic offensive numbers.

Various players set franchise records for rushing touchdowns, receptions and receiving yards en route to leading the league in total yards.

But former Dolphins safety DeShone Elliott doesn’t have the best memories of that 2023 squad, calling the team “soft” during an ...Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have decided they’re better off paying Nate Davis not to be on the team any longer than carrying him as a reserve.

The Bears released the veteran guard Wednesday, an admission they missed when signing him to a three-year, $30 million contract in free agency in March 2023. They’re on the hook for the remainder ...Read more

NEW YORK — In the wake of their 20 missed tackle performance against the Cardinals, the Jets are returning to the basics this week ahead of their game against the Colts.

“Tomorrow, we are going to be in pads for the entire practice,” Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said on Wednesday. “We’re going to get back to fundamentals and basics...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Michael Strahan says he wasn't trying to make a statement when he stood without his hand over his heart while the national anthem played during a "Fox NFL Sunday" broadcast at Naval Base San Diego.

He simply got "caught up in the moment."

The Hall of Fame defensive end and current TV personality offered that explanation about ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes people in the NFL — coaches, players, owners — say interesting things, and when they do, there are generally two standards that are used to evaluate what they said. The first standard is, Did it help or hurt the team? Fans and analysts focus on this standard a lot.

That's why, for instance, Nick Sirianni's ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Nov. 16, 1999, former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was involved in one of the most infamous crimes in Charlotte history. He would later be convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of Cherica Adams, his pregnant girlfriend.

— April 19, 1997 — Rae Carruth, a speedy wide ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin referred to quarterback Lamar Jackson as "Mr. Jackson," running back Derrick Henry as a "home-run hitter" and a bomb waiting to go off and compared cornerback Marlon Humphrey to "Peanut" Tillman, which surely had some heading directly to Google.

Such is the respect he has for the Baltimore Ravens.

The Ravens (7-3) ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. — Three days before Seattle's season opener, Tyrel Dodson stood at a lectern at the Seahawks' practice facility and highlighted the legacy he'd like to leave.

"I'm excited to kick off a new era, but you still have to respect the culture that has been built. I respect the heck out of Bobby Wagner, Kam Chancellor, all those guys ...Read more

The renewed debate over whether the Miami Dolphins can or can’t, will or won’t, even should or shouldn’t will be more lively in a couple of weeks when they’re 5-6 and more firmly stationed among those “in the hunt” or “on the bubble” or whatever phrase you prefer for playoff wannabes.

They’ll get to 5-6, too. Their decent play...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For three of the last four weeks while dealing with a left hamstring injury on injured reserve, Jordan Mailata watched the Eagles’ road games at home on the couch with his wife. He relished his lone opportunity in that four-game span to stand on the home sideline for a Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

That ...Read more

CHICAGO — When Matt Eberflus walked into his first training camp as the Chicago Bears head coach, he did so with a collection of 19 assistants, a mostly handpicked coaching staff he believed could help lift the team to new heights.

That was just 27 months ago. At the midpoint of his third season, only eight members of Eberflus’ original ...Read more

NEW YORK — NFL general managers typically have longer shelf lives than head coaches. That certainly has been the case with the Giants.

But it is only reasonable to separate those evaluations when there is a clear demarcation between the GM’s and coach’s responsibilities — and when the on-field product is underperforming relative to a ...Read more